Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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